I don’t know about where you live, but where I live, over the past week, the weather has been gorgeous. Temperatures in the 60’s and 70’s, and maybe even peeking into the 80’s. It’s a sign that winter has finally ended and spring is on its way. And you know what spring means?Spring Cleaning!Oh, and we just hit time change weekend, so if you didn’t already, use this as a reminder to go change the battery in your smoke detectors. And if … [Read more...]

As I have mentioned, I've been doing the Konmari method of decluttering my home. I made it through my clothes and accessories, and am working through books and paper right now. It's overwhelming how much stuff I've been able to get rid of. I took 9 bags of clothes to Goodwill and have a huge box of books for our library donation. And the shredding, oh, the shredding.I've come across a few things that I wasn't so sure about donating, … [Read more...]

John Oliver recently did a segment on food waste in the United States, and the statistics were sobering. 40% of the food produced in the United States goes to waste, and American households throw out 15-20% of the food they purchase.Some of this has to do with arbitrary "sell by," "use by," "best by" dates. How are we as consumers supposed to know what these mean? Admittedly, I tend to ignore them when it comes to a lot of products. This … [Read more...]

I've considered canceling my cable before, but I've never done anything about it.Last January, I did ditch the movie channels because I realized I just wasn't watching enough of them to make it worth it. They do certainly make it tough though, with the great tv shows that HBO and Showtime have been putting out. But I realized that it was just as easy for me to wait for the shows to come out on DVD or on Netflix. Even if I had to purchase … [Read more...]

In a fitness-related Facebook group I'm a part of, one of the members recently posted a picture of her weekly planner, where she keeps all of the various tasks she has to complete that week. She posted it to share her workout plans, but the thing I noticed was that she had a few notes about bills that were due on certain days.I have to admit, with the exception of my mortgage (due on the first of the month), and my major credit cards (both … [Read more...]